- What we cover - Our story - Our readers - How many - Demographics MEDIA KIT - Social Media - Top Banner & First Tier Ads - Twitter followers - Social Media Sponsorship w/ads - Facebook followers - Photo Gallery Sponsorship w/ads - SmugMug Photos - Footer Sponsorship Ads - How we can help your business - In Story Ads (Sport or High School - How we differ from the competition specific) - Advertising opportunities - Paid announcements/camp ads For inquiries, call Chris Goltermann at 706-333-9923
Our Coverage includes - Live sporting events at the high school, middle school and recreation level - Daily and Monthly Calendar of Games and events available 24/7 - Free Signup listing info for school camps and non-profit events - Complete game photos and galleries - Live in game score updates on Social Media through Twitter (@CowetaScore) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ CowetaScore/) - Breaking news of major sports stories (Coaching changes, injuries, etc.) - Season previews of sports seasons and area teams - Feature stories on local athletes and trends in Coweta County sports - Updates on former high school athletes competing at college and professional levels
Our Story CowetaScore.com was founded in February 2016 by 20-year Newnan resident and former sports editor Chris Goltermann - Over 20,000 unique visitors and 120,000 page views since April. - Chris sports background locally and around the state includes - 20-year veteran of community journalism, specifically in sports - Former sports writer editor at Carrollton Times-Georgian (1996-2002) - Former sports editor at Marietta Daily Journal (2003) - Former sports writer, editor at Newnan Times-Herald (2007-2015) - 10-time award-winner for Sports Section from Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest - 3-time award-winner for First Place, Sports Writing Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest PERSONAL - Married to former Kimberly Donnan (Coweta resident 23 years) - Two children Mary Ellen (M.E.G) - 7th Grader, (A/B Honor Roll) Conor - 4th Grader - (A Honor Roll) - Members of St. George Catholic Church
WEBSITE TRAFFIC - 1 year TOTALS: 33,816 Unique Users, 80,371 Sessions, 226,825 Pageviews April 1, 2016 - April 1, 2017
SMUGMUG PHOTOS https://cowetascore.smugmug.com/ WHO ARE OUR READERS AND WHERE ARE THEY FROM Sponsorships are also avaiable for our SmugMug Photo galleries where we keep images from staffed events. We photograph games from start-to-finish unlike our competitors, which use submitted photos or contract photogaphers by the hour. In the past year, our photos have received 927,374 total views. We uploaded more than 14,000 images of local athletes in Coweta County in 2016. Our images provide a perfect place for businesses to advertise as readers browse our galleries. WHERE ARE OUR READERS FROM? Newnan - 44.1% Atlanta area - 27.7% includes Sharpsburg, Senoia, Grantville Peachtree City - 4.9% Tyrone - 4.1% Fayetteville - 3.1% Union City - 1.8% Palmetto -1.8% Other - 13.5% 19,000 Our coverage brings in readership specific to the Coweta County area
- HOW WE DIFFER FROM THE COMPETITION CowetaScore.com - Timely stories and continuous updates with full coverage of live events through story and images from start to finish - Website updates daily - Full access to stories (no paywall) - Wide variety of action photos of student athletes -Active and thriving daily social media presence on Twitter and Facebook. Over 4,100 followers on Twitter. Over 1,200 followers on Facebook. - Constant news/score updates - Links to website stories CowetaScore Twitter Page https://twitter.com/cowetascore THEM - Newspaper/Magazine - Deadline restrictions on stories and images - Stories published more than 24 hours after events - Fewer photos - Fewer weekly or monthly publishing dates - Limited website updates during week/month - Limited access to stories online (paywall or lack of website) - Lack of camp/middle school events covered - No publication on Saturday mornings in fall (HS Football) www.facebook.com/cowetascore/ RATED 5 out of 5 stars on Facebook
HOW WE CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS - We can increase exposure and name recognition for your company - We will encourage our readers to support our advertisers, because it helps us provide community news for free. Our readers are engaged and loyal to our brand. - We can help you build your company and/or brand through social media engagement by offering exclusive deals to our readers. We offer exclusive and rotating ads. All ad buy periods are 30 days. EXCLUSIVE: ads do not rotate, offering your company maximum exposure ROTATING: ad position will rotate and can include up to three ads in each position. DESIGN: We can help design an ad that fits all of your needs with high visibility.
TOP BANNER AD The prime ad position on our site will be viewed on every page as part of our website header. This guarantees well over 10,000 views per month. Approximate - Leaderboard size 720 by 90 AD PRICING EXCLUSIVE - $450 (non rotating - avg. $10 per day) FIRST TIER/ Approximate - Square size - 300 x 240 ROTATING - $240 Rotates with one other ad (avg. $5 per day) AD PRICING EXCLUSIVE - $300 (non rotating - avg. $8 per day. Ad will remain above all other ads in first-tier category)
Social Media Ad & Sponsorship Our social media ad provides a unique opportunity to promote your organization both on the website and our social media followers. Scores that appear on Twitter and Facebook will include the name and link of your organization. We will also create a maximum of 5 specific messages on both Facebook and Twitter specifically about your organization s events/products per month to our followers. Approximate - Square size - 300 x 240 As of April 2017 Page Likes - 1,200 Followers- 4,100 All Tweeted Scores will include name of business with link or @Twitter handle. EXCLUSIVE - $210 per month
PHOTO GALLERIES SPONSORSHIP W/AD Over the past year, CowetaScore has uploaded more than 50,000 images of student athletes on our SmugMug.com page for purchase and download. These images have been viewed more than 175,000 times. Here s an opportunity to have your business/organization displayed in 3 unique areas (Coweta Score Home Page, Coweta Score Photo Galleries Page and our CowetaScore/SmugMug.com page PHOTO GALLERIES PAGE YOUR AD HERE YOUR AD HERE https://cowetascore.smugmug.com/ AD PRICING EXCLUSIVE - $210 per month Approximate - Square size - 300 x 240
FOOTER SPONSORSHIP ADS Our advertising choices fit all sizes and budgets, including smaller ones. Our Footer Sponsorship Ads are featured at the bottom of all of CowetaScore.com s webpages in a button size (approx 88 by 31) with a direct link to your organization/business. Receive maximum exposure at an average of $1.50 per day. AD PRICING EXCLUSIVE - $45 per month Approximate - Button size - 88 x 31 Approximate - Square size - 300 x 240
STORY ADS Target a specific audience from readers whether as a sport or a high school. We will insert ads into stories for one of the county s six high schools or every time a story runs on a certain sport. An ad will stay with that story as it is archived on our website. School Specific EXCLUSIVE - $120 per month/ Avg. $3 per day Sport Specific EXCLUSIVE - $120 per month/ Avg $3 per day
EVENT CALENDAR LISTINGS CowetaScore.com accepts event listings from area high school athletic programs as well as non-profit organizations for free. Event listings and/or camps can also be advertised on our Calendar for $25 (up to 100 words).